i'm not saying it wasn't a good performance, just taking into account all the factors.

Froch too has been in excellent form. Because he is still 'active', I have put him below Benn for the moment, just in case he has an 'embarrassing' accident or two in the future.

But on the plus side, he is the only 'active' fighter (hopefully Reid has called it a day) in my top 10, and thus he is the only one capable of challenging Calzaghe for the #1 spot. And more victories like the one against Bute, are going to give him a chance of dislodging the Welshman.

Froch too has been in excellent form. Because he is still 'active', I have put him below Benn for the moment, just in case he has an 'embarrassing' accident or two in the future.

But on the plus side, he is the only 'active' fighter (hopefully Reid has called it a day) in my top 10, and thus he is the only one capable of challenging Calzaghe for the #1 spot. And more victories like the one against Bute, are going to give him a chance of dislodging the Welshman.

For me to rate Froch above Calzaghe - Froch would need to beat Kessler and Ward in rematches

i rarely say one fighter beating another is impossible, froch beating ward isnt impossible, improbable, but a man at the top end of the division has a chance of beating anybody, froch is no2, ward is no1, this isnt a mismatch, nor was he outclassed last time. he fought the wrong fight and didnt get into gear til the last 3 or so rounds, outclassed is being beat up for the majority, i never felt he was being beat up he just couldnt land naything on ward. Now its likely ward negates him agani, but its not impossible Froch could beat Ward, and he'll probably beat Kessler so he may as well have another crack at Ward afterwards then retire whatever happens

It was the fact that Reid was up against the ref as well as Ottke. He docked a point(s) off Reid for nothing, called a slip when Ottke got genuinely knocked down, and even told Reid off for landing clean punches on Ottke.

Reid was simply not allowed to work properly, although despite this he did win the share of the earlier rounds. Ottke actually came back well in the later stages, whilst Reid kind of switched off, and two of the judges got it right with a two point margin to Ottke.

The way Reid got treated was criminal, but it was by the ref, not the judges.